Alexander Maksik's description of France's Basque Country would inspire wanderlust in anyone: "There is the ocean shifting from deep blue to turquoise and back again, and the sound of waves breaking on the beach below. I can see children running through the water, a couple spreading out their towels on the sand." The untouched beauty and slow pace of Biarritz in particular have us ready to book our flights and jot down some seriously luxurious packing lists. Here's what we'd pack in our dream suitcases for the South of France, ready for days spent on the beach and nights spent sipping rosé and dodging the paparazzi.

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"The beach is wide and stretches on and on in both directions. I have the sense that I’ve stumbled upon some wild, pristine, undiscovered country."